Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-04-19

Roftiands and Willaue3te9 VII ptaN the
FIRST game Of the season 81 the O8ks.
Esst Portland. Christy and Parrots.
pitchers Of the respective Rines, hsve
been working bard and are In good trim.
The ether playsFs have pFaetioed ell
they could "bstween showers" and TIE
game, for an opening one. IL hkslv 70
Be reasonably free from errors. Mines
viii be as fellows.
PoTfiaHds. Positions. Wllamsttes.
Timmons, Catcher. 80. TuFnbull
ChFissy. Pitcher 1T. PsFrott
Buehtsl -. Short Stop .......... Wills
Mebus. .......F First Baas. Matholt
0Iendsnntng Second Base .OveEbangh
Edwards 49,. Third Bass. W. Parrost
Meals. Left Field G. Parrots
sBmith 5000. CentsR Field 49,. Bailey
Connolly Right Field =. Hoesley
The soldiers 81 vaneouveF barracks
havs organized q club under the nsms
Of the AFlinQt0na, and the second game
Of the season will probably be bstWeen
them and The PoFtsands.
The Seattle club IL ofeasized for the
ssasSp and will he resdv 70 play on or
after Msy ist. The different positions
will be 6lied a. follows, Catcher, Bur
nell and BaFwell Pitcher, Dickey, Gas
sell, Booth and Armstrong FIRST base.
BeRley sseond base, Jsoobs Third
base. Martin. BhoFtstop, ThorDeIi
Right field. kenney Center field, Ceui-
ser Left Geld, Hunter. Their grousds
have been put In good shape. Dickey,
who has been praoticinR with the Mem
phiste team all winter. will be back In Seat
lie IN time 90 play the season through.
Toklas & eineeFman. the leading dry
goods arm IN Seattle, offer 800 pen
nant for the champions Of 1851. Ore.
CONTAIN, I5kh.
APRIL aAMRa.
DuFine the month OF April there will
be twelve League games played-tWo IN
New York, enc In Philadelphia. three In
Washington, three 10 Pittaburg and
three Ia Indianapslis, between the fol-
lowing clubs.
HtE York city.
Phiiaaslpbias Va. New Yorks. April
18th and 18th
Philadelphia.
New YoFks W. Philadelphia, April
30th.
Wasbfngt0a.
Bostons " WAshinRtons. April 18Th,
s9th and Both.
Piftsbarg.
ChicaRea W. Pittsburgu, April 2sth
10Th and S0th.
Indianapolis.
Desrolts ". Indianapolis, April 2sth,
29th and 30th.
In our press report Of the 18th was shs
following: indianapolis (ind), Apfi
h.-A slight sprinkle OF ratn before tbs
49, - A 4
ChicaRos and the 81. Louis Browns KEEP
away = large number Of people, bat th,
5000 Who visited Athletic Park yer,
amply repaid by witnessing the mos
terrific slugRtnQ match ever PLAYED or
the ground. ChieaR0a 10, Sc. Louis . :
The above only tends 10 confirm 10,
many reports n oeived from al over thl
country Of the fearful batting that i
being done now aud that will besomi
an important feature throughout thl
season.
SUNDAY GAMES STOPPED.
The authorities at Long Island CITY
New York, have evidently made up thei
minds that baseball playing il not d.
most sanesimonious gay Of observiu,
the Sabbath day. On Sunday, Apr
10th, aboat sixty Deputy SheFiffs. Il
three divisions. under command o
9obn j. Mitchell, undef-SbeFih Geld
ner and Captain kavAnaugh visited thp
various parks used ~ baseball ground
and stcpped all games in progress. A
Athletic Park. where the Oaban Giant
and The Newarks wsre playing befoF,
about 1900 spectators, Captain kava
nauRh and bic fifteen deputies we're sur
rounded BY the crowd. and for a time /
looked as N there would be tronbla
Seine Of che crowd urged the players :,
proceed with the game despite the pFas
enoe Of the officers, and others pieket
up stones. threatening The officers lives
Finally the mob Vas driven Oh and %,
playing ceased.
Last sunday April 18th. Sheriff Mitch
ell, ~ Queens oounts. stationed Deput,
SHERIFF. Al every park sad ground wher,
base ball IL usually played on Sunday
early IN tbe morning, With instruction.
10 prevent opening the gates aud playing
Of ball, and also posted q notice al the
entrance foFbiddiBe the games. Nearly
10000 persons gathered Al Ridsevood
expecting 10 see The game between ths
hreoklyns and the Metropolitana gFeat
excitement prevailed ali dav. aud Ioad
expressions OF dlsappointment were
heard On all sides. Several thousand
persons also assembled in the ne'Rhbor
hood % the psrk at waspsth. shsrfa
Mitchell says she same action viii Ne
taken every Sunday during the season.
MOTIFS AND CLIPPINGS
The Isanisvills Casrssr. Jaarsal In its
report Of the drss game . ayed Ia 81.
LSnia under the new rules has tbs Col
loUtne; be neU rules worked veYv well.
The Browns. however. had ne dificnlty
IN stealing bases under then. MnFphv.
the erAck 81. Louis amateur, Who
pitched fer the Prieklsy Ash. was hit
for tesal Of thirty four hasee. Under
the new rules. The spectator Is spared
the hitherto diaarrreahie feature Of
kicking AZ The umpire. its aAliieratsOa
being eheesually accomplished With the
abolition Of the high and loo bali. The
umpire b benefited nv the changes.
and this tnnevatton viii not tail 10 b.
received slike With favor BY speesatnr
play' and the suehly abused tndlytda
aal himself.
A good MANY pltchers-aspesiall
yoarg ones-hAve been working their
arms too bard In practice. TIE ola
fellows know better aud taka thiRes
easy until shs sau grows warmer.
when Mike Kelly vent 20 Rsstos
John l. Sallivan a. ores fell - a star o.
the seeond maeuitnda. The Oniy
Kelly" has the Hat By 1hs tail. ana
poor Sally has left Zoe = Western taar
The travelling suits % the pitsssarr
team viii b. ~ peAFi gray softer. Ths
cnler - ths riaytne aRiform has co..
heea decisied npcn yet. nnt wiil hkely
be uhite jacket, vita blue trunks
The New Orleans Detroit rsusa a.
March p deserves special mention frou,
the fact that nst a base 90 balls a.
rtVen IN she same, and thiA too, aaAar
The new rates. uhish the eroAksrs pgs
dieted woali ksep The hAsss aiied ihNs
Way.
TIE International League Gnpltss
have. LIKE the American As@scsssian
uyaptrns, eeen iustfaeaea - tavar N
pitchers IN al closa ard critical rainss
II the ball gees over = earnrr % fhs
plate. or l. = trias col q tie pfussstss.a
limits. u gtli Be sailed a STRIFE.
There n 10 team 10 TIE prcfessseu
~ veil prNrsaFNi TOT essssF seaes-s - "a :
~. Laais Browns. Ia tbeiF rauks srr